“Wie viele sind da?” — How Many Are There Song in German for Kids

In “Wie viele sind da?” (How Many Are There?), kids sing key German words like wie viele?, es gibt, viele and Zahl, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 2: Numbers 1–10, 2:25 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 2 · Die Zahlen
⏱ 2:25
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“Wie viele sind da?” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. German lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Ready, little one?	Bereit, mein Kleines?
Ja! Los geht’s!	Yes! Let’s go!
How many?	Wie viele?
Wie viele?	How many?
Wie viele?	How many?
How many?	Wie viele?
There is a ball.	Es gibt einen Ball.
Es gibt einen Ball.	There is a ball.
There are two.	Es gibt zwei.
Es gibt zwei.	There are two.
How many? Wie viele?
Wie viele? How many?
Many!	Viele!
Viele!	Many!
Number!	Die Zahl!
Die Zahl!	Number!
Wie viele? How many?
Es gibt! There are!
One apple!	Ein Apfel!
Ein Apfel!	One apple!
Two books!	Zwei Bücher!
Zwei Bücher!	Two books!
Three cats!	Drei Katzen!
Drei Katzen!	Three cats!
Four little cups!	Vier kleine Tassen!
Vier kleine Tassen!	Four little cups!
How many cats?	Wie viele Katzen?
Wie viele Katzen?	How many cats?
There are three.	Es gibt drei.
Es gibt drei.	There are three.
How many? Wie viele?
Wie viele? How many?
Many!	Viele!
Viele!	Many!
Number!	Die Zahl!
Die Zahl!	Number!
Wie viele? How many?
Es gibt! There are!
Five stars!	Fünf Sterne!
Fünf Sterne!	Five stars!
Six flowers!	Sechs Blumen!
Sechs Blumen!	Six flowers!
Seven little fish!	Sieben kleine Fische!
Sieben kleine Fische!	Seven little fish!
How many flowers?	Wie viele Blumen?
Wie viele Blumen?	How many flowers?
There are many!	Es gibt viele!
Es gibt viele!	There are many!
One, two, three!	Eins, zwei, drei!
Eins, zwei, drei!	One, two, three!
Four, five, six!	Vier, fünf, sechs!
Vier, fünf, sechs!	Four, five, six!
What’s the number?	Welche Zahl?
Welche Zahl?	What’s the number?
The number is two!	Die Zahl ist zwei!
Die Zahl ist zwei!	The number is two!
How many? Wie viele?
Wie viele? How many?
Many!	Viele!
Viele!	Many!
Number!	Die Zahl!
Die Zahl!	Number!
Wie viele? How many?
Es gibt! There are!
How many?	Wie viele?
Wie viele?	How many?
Es gibt viele!	There are many!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
wie viele?	how many?
es gibt	there is/are
viele	many
Zahl	number

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “viele”s
“viele” means “many” and comes up on 19 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and German. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the German answer before the song sings it.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:25, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count steps on the stairs in German, using the song's rhythm.